{"product_id":"9781800783065","title":"The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Litchfield, David\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 4 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 19 June 2025 by Templar Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 40 pages\u003cbr\u003e287 x 251 x 5 | 252g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOMINATED FOR A CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAS SEEN ON MILKSHAKE'S STORY DEN IN MARCH 2025!Everybody knew that a big fierce troll lived in the cave. Only one child cannot turn their back on the troll. One day, he draws a flower with every petal coloured in but one, and leaves the chalk outside the cave. The next day, the flower has been completed. Day-by-day, the boy and the troll finish each other's drawings, until they one shows a boy holding hands with a fierce, scary troll. 'But you're not a troll,' says the boy. 'You're a boy - just like me.'  Patience, kindness and the power of art win out in the end: the two boys wordlessly draw together. Soon everyone joins in and forgets that there was ever a troll inside the cave. This touching story delicately embodies the philosophy of art therapy, in the face of isolation and difficult emotions. From the creative duo behind A Shelter for Sadness, award-winning artist David Litchfield's illustrations are a joyful celebration of pavement art, which is sure to have little ones reaching for their own chalks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334514032964,"sku":"9781800783065","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781800783065.jpg?v=1754908221","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781800783065","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}